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Offers critical perspectives on American politics Voices of Dissent: Critical Readings in American Politicsis the only reader to offer a systematic series of critical perspectives on American politics. It addresses issues central to our political life in the twenty-first century, and prompts students to question ideology, think critically, and act globally. Learning Goals: Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Explore critical perspectives on American politics Understand key political questions Think critically about American political topics

*Selections new to the ninth edition.

Introduction. Why a Critical Reader?

PART I. STRUCTURE

Chapter 1. Democracy and Political Economy

Frances Moore Lappe, “The Straightjacket of Thin Democracy”Susan George, “A Short History of Neo-Liberalism”Dan Clawson, Alan Neusfadtl, and Mark Weller, “Why Does the Air Stink? Corporate Power and Public Policy”

*Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster, “Capitalism and the Environment”

Chapter 2. Ideology and Political Culture

Jennifer L. Hochschild, “What is the American Dream?”

*James Gustave Speth, “Happiness and the American Dream”

Ira Chernus, “The Theology of American Empire”

Robert Jensen, “The Greatest Nation on Earth”

Chapter 3. Constitutional and State Structures

Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, “American Exceptionalism and the Politics of Fragmentation”

Kenneth M. Dolbeare and Linda Medcalf, “The Dark Side of the Constitution”

Brooke Allen, “Our Godless Constitution”

Howard Zinn, “Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident”

PART II Politics and Institutions

Chapter 4. Mass Media and Politics

*Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols, “The Death and Life of American Journalism”W. Lance Bennett, “News Content and Illusion: Four information Biases That Matter”